The day by day trials and tribulations of writing historical and paranormal romance.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Been totally neglecting the blog...

... but it is summer, we've just celebrated a major American holiday and I've been swamped with non-writing related work. Have to make money, after all.

But I'm all caught up and thought I'd post about my latest project. I'm working through the first draft of a science fiction romance, I'm tentatively calling, A Pirate's Honor. The first title for this work was Moons of Cynara, but I realized I was heading in the wrong direction and had to put it aside, then come back to the manuscript with a new vision.

I'm about 25,000 words into the draft, but still have a way to go. I hope I can complete or nearly complete the draft by Labor Day. We'll see.

Things have been non-existent on the writing scene for the past few weeks for me, due to lack of time, but now I'm free...at least for now...to get back into this new project.

Of course, the life of a freelance writer is full of distractions. Hopefully, I can stay on course, unless I get a new contract. That would be a welcome distraction.

About Me

I've been writing toward publication since 1995 and have five releases out from The Wild Rose Press. My stories of romance and adventure are set during the American Civil War, some with a paranormal twist. I'm a member of Romance Writers of America, as well as the Hearts Through History and Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal chapters of RWA. I was also a Civil War civilian reenactor with the 28th Pennsylvania Regiment, based in Philadelphia, for many years.